creating the devil

“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery - celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from - it’s where you take them to.”

Owner / Manager - Richard DawsonRichard is a qualified chartered accountant (UK ICAEW) living in Tokyo since 2001. Having obtained the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Diploma qualification in 2005, he also teaches the WSET courses at Academie du Vin in Tokyo. Richard is originally from Edinburgh in Scotland, studied French at the University of St. Andrews and lived and worked in France prior to coming to Japan.